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Factors affecting the availability of fertiliser copper on a yellow brown gravelly sand at Lake Grace WA

To investigate the effects of rates and granule size of copper containing superphosphate on wheat yields grown on yello9w brown gravelly  soil

Department of Agriculture and Food WA
1977 Lake Grace Area WA
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Forgotten about moly?

To remind growers to apply molybdenum on a regular basis.

South Australian Research and Development Institute
1978 Auchmore VIC
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Factors affecting the availability of fertiliser copper on a yellow brown gravelly sand at Lake Grace WA

To investigate if the effects of rates and granule size of copper containing superphosphate on wheat yields grown on yellow brown gravelly  soil persist into following year.

Department of Agriculture and Food WA
1980 Lake Grace Area WA
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Foliar manganese for lupins

To determine if and how manganese deficiency in lupins can be overcome.

South Australian Research and Development Institute
1982 Struan SA
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Foliar micronutrients and lime on wheat production

To examine the benefits of foliar applications of copper and other micronutrients to wheat on acid soils with and without lime.

South Australian Research and Development Institute
1987 Rutherglen VIC
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FAST project

To link financial management to the environmental and production aspects of a variety of farming systems in south eastern Australia.

Birchip Cropping Group
1993 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Fertiliser findings

To provide answers to a number of commonly asked fertiliser questions in the southern Mallee/Northern Wimmera and to generate guidelines to assist growers develop profitable nutrient strategies for the coming season.

Birchip Cropping Group
1993 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Future strategies for small farmers

To discuss future strategies for small farmers when there is insufficient income to suppor the family from on-farm income.

Birchip Cropping Group
1994 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Farm Management 500 and Sustainable Technology (FAST) project

To report on the final season that was monitored by the FAST project.

Birchip Cropping Group
1995 Birchip VIC
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FAST points the way to profitable wheat crops

To uncover what makes for profitable and sustainable crop production.

Birchip Cropping Group
1995 St Arnaud VIC
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Feeding strategies for autumn pasture saving

To investigate whether higher fertiliser rates profitably produced greater amounts of better quality pasture than when district average fertiliser rates are used.

Birchip Cropping Group
1995 Walpeup VIC
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Fertiliser strategies for Mallee soils
  • To identify which nutrient are limiting.
  • To determine appropriate rates of fertiliser to apply, specifically phosphate.
  • To measure the production potential of a range of crops which may be appropriate for Mallee soils.
Birchip Cropping Group
1996 Walpeup VIC
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Field pea varieties

To develop inproved cultivars of field peas for all regions in southern Australia.

Birchip Cropping Group
1997 Horsham VIC
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Fiesta VF, a new faba bean variety release in 1998

To intriduce Fiesta VF (formerly Acc 483) - a new variety of faba bean for release in 1998.

Birchip Cropping Group
1997 Horsham VIC
Research organisaton
Farm business health indicators - the key drivers of profit and wealth creation
  • To present information on farm business health indicators - the key drivers of profit and wealth creation.
Central West Farming Systems
1998 Yerong Creek NSW
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Feeding strategies for production and survival

To discuss the question, 'Should you feed in a drought?'

Central West Farming Systems
1998 Armidale NSW
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Fenugreek agronomy trials

To investigate the role of fenugreek in south eastern Australian farming systems.

Birchip Cropping Group
1998 Birchip VIC
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Fertiliser banding in wheat and canola

To determine optimum seed and fertiliser placement in canola and wheat and the effect of Agrotain in reducing seedling burn from urea.

Birchip Cropping Group
1998 Watchupga East VIC
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Frost tolerance of triticale varieties
  • To identify triticale genotypes which have superior frost tolerance at flowering. 
  • To compare dry matter yield and growth characteristics of a range of triticale genotypes. 
  • To compare grain yield and performance of a range new triticale genotypes in Southern Victoria and compare these to varieties currently grown
Southern Farming Systems
1998 Streatham VIC
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Faba bean variety evaluation

To conduct a faba bean variety evaluation.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Warne VIC
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Faba bean variety trial

To report on the faba bean variety trial at Hamilton.

Southern Farming Systems
1999 Hamilton VIC
Research organisaton
Farmer-retained canola seed demonstration

To conduct a demonstration of farmer-retained canola seed.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Watchupga East VIC
Research organisaton
Farming systems 2000 production report

To discuss the BCG Farming Systems 2000 season.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Farming systems 2001 pasture and livestock data

To compare the profitability of four different farming systems.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Farming systems 2001 production report

To report on the BCG Farming Systems project in 2001.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Fenugreek variety trial

To conduct a Fenugreek variety trial.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Birchip VIC
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Fertiliser placement

To provide information regarding fertiliser placement.

Central West Farming Systems
1999 Clare SA
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Field pea variety evaluation

To conduct a field pea variety evaluation.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Birchip VIC
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Field pea variety trial

 To develop high yielding lines with good disease resistance.

Southern Farming Systems
1999 Gnarwarre VIC
Research organisaton
Fungal disease trial
  • To study the incidence of septoria and other fungal diseases on Kellalac wheat.
  • To determine the effectiveness of different fungicides against these diseases. 
     
Southern Farming Systems
1999 Hamilton VIC
Research organisaton
Fungicide control of Ascochyta rabiei in chickpeas

To study fungicide control of Ascochyta rabiei in chickpeas.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
1999 Hart SA
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Faba bean variety evaluation

To compare the performance of current and potential new faba bean varieties under low rainfall Mallee conditions

Birchip Cropping Group
2000 Birchip VIC
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Fertiliser placement

To conduct a zinc fertiliser program and placement technology demonstration.

South Australian Research and Development Institute
2000 Clare SA
Research organisaton
Forbes soil amelioration trials - wheat

To report on the Forbes soil amelioration trials.

Central West Farming Systems
2000 Gunning Gap NSW
Research organisaton
Faba bean variety evaluation

To compare the performance of current and potential new faba bean varieties in Victoria.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2001 Rupanyup VIC
Research organisaton
Faba beans - windrowing vs direct heading

To determine the optimum time of windrowing for faba beans and compare this practice to direct heading.

Birchip Cropping Group
2001 Rupanyup VIC
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Fenugreek herbicide tolerance

To investigate the effect of post-sowing pre-emergent herbicides and post emergent herbicides on fenugreek growth and yield and weed control.

Birchip Cropping Group
2001 Horsham VIC
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Fenugreek variety evaluation

To investigate the yield and bacterial blight incidence of potential fenugreek varieties for grain production in the Wimmera.

Birchip Cropping Group
2001 Horsham VIC
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Field pea sowing dates and rates

To determine the optimum sowing date(s) and sowing rate(s) for new field pea cultivars.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2001 Horsham VIC
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Field pea variety evaluation

To identify the best varieties available and potential commercial releases from the breeding program for growers in Victoria.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2001 Tarranyurk VIC
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Foliar disease control in faba beans

To investigate the effectiveness of applying a range of fungicides, both with and without stickers, at two different application times on two varieties of beans - Fiesta VF and Aquadulce.

Birchip Cropping Group
2001 Horsham VIC
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Foliar disease control in lentils

To investigate fungicide types and application timings to minimise the effect of foliar disease in lentils.

Birchip Cropping Group
2001 Horsham VIC
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Forbes soil amelioration trials

To report on the Forbes soil amelioration trials.

Central West Farming Systems
GRDC
2001 Gunning Gap NSW
Research organisaton
Faba bean variety development

To investigate new faba bean varieties.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2002 Horsham VIC
Research organisaton
Farming Systems 2002 production report

To present results from BCG's Farming Systems trials.

Birchip Cropping Group
2002 Jil JIl VIC
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Fenugreek herbicide tolerance

To assess weed control and fenugreek tolerance of several herbicide mixes and to screen new fenugreek varieties for tolerance to commonly used herbicides.

Birchip Cropping Group
2002 Birchip VIC
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Field pea variety development

To improve the yield potential, adaptation and grain quality of field pea in southern Australia by breeding superior varieties for growers.

Birchip Cropping Group
2002 Watchupga East VIC
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Flexi N timing

To compare Flexi-N timing especially for late protein boost application in wheat.

Liebe Group
2002 Buntine WA
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Foliar fungicides for cereal leaf disease control
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC
2002 Gnarwarre VIC
Research organisaton
Foliar fungicides on barley and wheat

To evaluate the effectiveness of foliar fungicides applied to barley and compare strobilurin fungicides with the "older' triazole and conazole fungicides. 

Southern Farming Systems
2002 Riccarton (Campbell Town) TAS
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